Genesis 41:52

In 11 translations

BSB

And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful or twice fruitful.

KJV

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.Ephraim: that is, Fruitful

WEB

The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”“Ephraim” sounds like the Hebrew for “twice fruitful”.

ASV

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

LSV

and the name of the second he has called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

YLT

and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: 'for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'

DBY

And the name of the second he called Ephraim — For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.Elohim

DRC

And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.

GNV

Also hee called the name of the second, Ephraim: For God, sayde he hath made me fruitfull in the land of mine affliction.

JPS

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'

LXXE

And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.

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WLC

וְאֵ֛ת שֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י קָרָ֣א אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־הִפְרַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עָנְיִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τοῦ δευτέρου ἐκάλεσεν, Ἐφραίμ· ὅτι ηὔξησέ με ὁ Θεὸς ἐν γῇ ταπεινώσεώς μου.

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• Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
• Genesis 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
• Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
• Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
• Isaiah 40:1–2“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD…
• Psalms 105:17–18He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
• Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
• Genesis 48:16–19the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” When Joseph saw…
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
• Genesis 30:6–13Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan. And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “In my great…
• Genesis 29:32–35And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said,…

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